what was the personal chemistry like with you and the new prime minister, abiy ahmed?was a lot of resistance within his party. he said to the ruling party, either he would resign or i would be released. he gave them that sort of choice. that's what he told me. i was surprised really, you know, that he raised the stakes that high for my release. that was the beginning of our good relationship i think. so the prime minister actually put his job on the line and threatened to resign unless you were released? that is also exactly his words. i believe him as well because i knew how much resistance he would face within his party. there are individuals or groups within his party that hate my guts, i tell you! he has made very, very dramatic changes. awol allo, an ethiopian analyst at keele university in the uk, says abiy‘s appointment has led to moves of tectonic movements, almost revolutionary. "abiy offers the best chance for the kind of change that people are calling for." as i've said, he's changed the military and intelligence chiefs, liberalising the economy so more inve

ethiopia's new prime minister, abiy ahmed, addressing one of the country's biggest rallies.ister spoke about the importance of love and reconciliation in a country that only three months ago was on the brink of chaos after three years of violent anti—government protests. but as soon as he had finished, a deadly blastjust metres away from the podium. here, you can see the prime minister being taken off the stage just moments after the blast. emergency services rushed to help dozens of people injured as the full scale of the blast sunk in. this angry mob is seen here beating up a woman who they claim was carrying an explosive. authorities say several people have died. some of those who have been injured in the explosion have been brought to this health facility. they are now being taken care of by emergency staff who are scrambling to help those in need. now, what we know so far is that the explosion happened just immediately after the prime minister had finished his speech. i was right behind him, the podium, where he was. he was really safe. he was quickly taken away by the

explosion in the ethiopian capital addis ababa, at a huge rally in support of the new prime minister abiy ahmedne. his chief of staff later confirmed no one had been killed, but at least 83 people were injured. he called it an unsuccessful attack by forces who did not want to see ethiopia united. there's also been condemnation from ethiopian neighbour eritrea, which are significant because they've had are significant because they've had a stand—off lasting 20 years now in which they have argued over whether border is. ethiopian announced it was accepting the international arbitration overlap border, a significant concession by ethiopia, and there had been hopes of improved relations between the two countries asa relations between the two countries as a result of the prime minister has released large number is a people from prison, all political prisoners, who have been promised their freedom prisoners, who have been promised theirfreedom and prisoners, who have been promised their freedom and it's prisoners, who have been promised theirfreedom and it's possible prisoners, who have been promised

thousands of prisoners, many of them political prisoners, were released by the new prime minister, abiy ahmedre involved in ethiopian politics for a long time. in 2005, you went back to ethiopia from britain, and got involved in politics. but then you were arrested, kept in prison for a month. then you came back to the uk. look at you, a major ethiopian opposition figure, you cannot have dual nationality because ethiopia does not allow that. it is convenient if when things get rough you can come back to the united kingdom. when things were normal, i would have preferred, really, to work in a country where i could contribute a lot. but this is the way things are. so it does help. because there were many opposition figures who did not have the luxury of a british passport who had a really tough time staying in the country, trying to change things from within. yeah, but that didn't really save me from the abduction, you know? but it does... it does help as well. and in 2008, in exile, you formed the patriotic ginbot 7, this opposition group, you are the secretary general of it. did you have a cl

arrested six suspects after a grenade attack at a huge rally addressed by the prime minister there, abiy ahmedpolice commissioner said one person was killed and 165 people were injured. the bbc‘s emmanuel igunza was at the rally when the attack took place. he spoke of love and reconciliation ina he spoke of love and reconciliation in a country with three years of violent anti—government protest. as $0011 violent anti—government protest. as 50011 as violent anti—government protest. as soon as had finished, a deadly blast just metres away from his podium. you can see the prime minister being taken off the stage a few seconds after the blast. emergency services rushed in with dozens injured after the full scale of the blast sank in. this angry mob helped a woman heard by the explosive. several have died at the some of those injured in the explosion have been brought to this help facility and are being taken ca re of by help facility and are being taken care of by the staff crowding to help those in need. what we know so far is the explosion happened immediately after the prime minister finished h

inthe attack occurred dura rally for new prime minister abiy ahmed who took office in april after the unexpected resignation of his predecessor. ahmed addressed thnation after the attack, saying that it was an, "attempt by forces who do not want to see ethiopia united." hundreds of people were killed in anti-governnt protests in ethiopia between 2015 and 2017. this team of statisticians is ing artificial intelligence to predict the winners in the world cup. o fi who the favorites are at pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: across the nation, leaders in both education and law enforcemen are rethinking school discipline. the harsh rules that result in kids being put intthe criminal justice system at a very early age are giving way to something new. newshour weekend's meghan thompson reports from philadelphia. >> reporter: west philadelphia high school principal mary dean hoped this would be a quiet friday mo>>rning. expected more from you. >> reporter: but school security just found two students with several vials of marijuana. they've detained them in handcuffs until philadelphia police o

the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, has condemned a grenade attack at a political rally he'd been a day that ethiopian has become proud... the health minister says one person has been killed and 132 others have been injured. thousands of gallons of crude oil have leaked into a river in the united states after a train came off the tracks. more than 30 train cars were derailed in iowa, forcing residents to evacuate. clean—up crews are working to contain the spillage. it's thought the tracks were weakened by recent flooding in the state. british troops have arrived in mali this week, ahead of 3 raf helicopters, which willjoin a growing international military presence in the sahara desert, to counter the increasing threat of terror groups linked to so—called islamic state and al-qaeda. human trafficking across the southern stretch of the sahara, known as the sahel, is funding the islamists who are growing in strength. mali is now home to the un's most deadly peacekeeping mission and the us recently lost troops in neighbouring niger. 0ur africa correspondent, alastair leithead, travell

ethiopia's new prime minister, abiy ahmed, has announced the country's airlines will restart flightsn rights group amnesty international has published what it calls detailed, new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingya people in myanmar. around 700,000 fled to bangladesh last autumn when the military launched a brutal security operation in rakhine state following a series of deadly ambushes by rohingya militants on police posts. the army has always insisted it was responding to a specific terrorist threat. here's our myanmar correspondent, nick beake. a village burns in western myanmar. this was last september, when the burmese army and buddhist mobs were attacking rohingya muslim communities. now, amnesty international says it has gathered evidence proving that the military‘s operation in rakhine state had been weeks in the planning. the myanmar commander in chief, min aung hlaing, is one of the officers named in the report. they are accused of orchestrating rape and murder, and driving out more than 500,000 rohingya people. the military, which s

the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, has condemned a grenade blast at a political rally he'd beenaba. he called it an unsuccessful attack by forces who did not want to see a united ethiopia. the authorities say one person was killed and more than 130,000 injured. the bbc‘s emmanuel igunza was at the rally when the attack took place. these are the chaotic scenes as people scramble for safety moments after the explosion. the attack was just metres away from the podium where the prime minister had moments ago addressed thousands of his supporters. emergency services rushed to help dozens of people, injured as the full scale of the blast sank in. this angry mob is seen beating up a woman, who they claim was carrying an explosive. some of those who had been injured in the explosion have been wrought to this health facility. they are being taken care of by emergency staff, who are scrambling to take care of those in need. what we know so far is that the explosion happened just immediately after the prime minister had finished his speech. i was right behind him, the podium, where he was.

abiy ahmed was speaking to thousands of supporters when the attack took place. person has been killed and 132 others have been injured. turkey‘s president erdogan has called on voters to re—elect him tomorrow with sweeping new powers on the final day of campaigning in the country‘s presidential and parliamentary elections. he‘s facing a strong challenge from a newly united opposition led by muharrem ince, a former physics teacher, leading the centre left republican people‘s party. from istanbul, mark lowen reports. turkey‘s opposition has finally found its voice. for 15 years, it has been fractured, unable to challenge president erdogan, but then came muharrem ince, a fiery centre—left man of the people reaching beyond his party‘s elitist image and drawing enormous crowds. this man is giving a powerful turkish president the battle of his political life. he told supporters he would fight for the working class, challenging mr erdogan to a tv debate which he has so far refused. polls suggest mr ince could force the president into a second round run—off after the el

the ethiopian prime minister, abiy ahmed, has condemned a grenade blast at a political rally he'd beenddressing in the capital, addis ababa. he called it an unsuccessful attack by forces who did not want to see a united ethiopia. the authorities say one person was killed and more than 130 injured. the bbc‘s emmanuel igunza was at the rally when the attack took place. the new prime minister was addressing a rally. the prime minister spoke about the importance of love and reconciliation in a country that three years ago was on the brink of chaos after violent anti—government protest. but as soon as he had finished, at deadly blast meters away from his podium. the prime minister was taken off the stage a few seconds after the blast. scale of the blast sank in. this angry mob is seen here beating up a woman who they claim was carrying an explosive. the authorities say several people died. some of those injured have in brought to a health facility and being taken care of by emergency staff. what we know so far is the explosion happened immediately after the prime minister had finished his s

egypt's president abdul fattah al—sisi said he was close to resolving differences with ethiopia's abiy ahmedargest — could soon be completed. and protestors in spain's basque country have formed a 2,000km human chain to call for a vote on greater autonomy for the region. tens of thousands of people joined hands in a line linking the cities of san sebastian and bilbao with the seat of the basque parliament in the region's capital vitoria. you're watching a special edition of newsday on the bbc. still to come, what does north korea want from the summit here in singapore and what's it prepared to give in return? we'll take a cool hard look at what might be on the table when president trump meets kim jong—un on tuesday. the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end for the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges, the screams of the crowd testam

explosion in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, at a huge rally in support of the new prime minister, abiy ahmedm the scene, mr abiy said a few people had been killed. he called it an unsuccessful attack by forces who did not want to see ethiopia united. 0ur correspondent emmanuel igunza was there. some of those who have been injured in this explosion had been brought to this health facility and are receiving help from medical staff. it is notjust yet clear how many people have been injured but in the last few hours we have heard from the prime minister who has said he is safe. we have actually heard from him that several people have died in that explosion but until now we don't know how many exactly. no one has claimed responsibility for this incident but now calm has been restored here even as the nation comes to terms with this. earlier on it was in celebratory mood as people came to this rally to support the prime minister. they were saying that they were really happy with the reforms he has brought to the country and this is just one of the challenges he will be facing, that he has some cha

abiy ahmed was speaking to thousands of supporters when the attack took place.in the last few minutes, the country's health minister has said one person was killed. the headlines on bbc news: anti—brexit campaigners are marching through london to demand a vote on the final deal on the uk's departure from the eu. senior cabinet ministers stress the uk is still prepared to walk away from brexit talks without a deal. president erdogan of turkey makes a final appeal for votes ahead of tomorrow's elections, in which he's facing a strong challenge. sport now. and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. yes, good afternoon. let's start at the world cup match of the day i'm a big one in england, they can book their place in the last 16 with a win over tunisia. it could turn into a cricket score. eden hazard initially brought down before the slot kick was slotted home. live pictures to the match live on bbc 0ne. tunisia have a free kick. it is 2-0 0ne. tunisia have a free kick. it is 2—0 now because a few seconds ago, lukaku 2—0 now because a few sec

abiy ahmed was speaking to thousands of supporters when the attack took place. blast. since taking office in april, mr abiy has criticised human rights abuses by the security forces, sacked military leaders, and begun moves to make peace with ethiopia's rival eritrea. the maritime authorities in malta have asked the charity—run rescue ship aquarius to help a boat in trouble off the coast of tunisia. last week neither malta nor italy would allow the vessel to dock, after it rescued 630 migrants off the coast of libya. italy has since banned charity and foreign flagged ships coming ashore, if migrants are onboard. the england world cup squad have been training this morning in russia ahead of their match tomorrow against panama with high hopes of going through to the knock—out stage of the competition. 0ur correspondent david 0rnstein is at the england base at repino. david. welcome to the gulf of finland. we are about 45 minutes from st petersburg and that is the journey the team bus is on as we speak because it left here a short time ago. they will fly by private

has been an explosion at a rally in ethiopia that had been organized for the new prime minister, abiy ahmedere hurt. the prime minister had to be whisked away immediately after his speech. thousands of people were attending the event in the main square in the capital, addis ababa. meanwhile, the pentagon has cancelled two joint marine—training exercises with south korea. it follows the decision earlier in the week, to suspend a majorjoint—military exercise between the two countries which was planned for august. the pentagon said the move was part of the agreement reached between president trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un, in singapore earlier this month. two—thirds of drivers are not aware of the penalties for using a mobile phone at the wheel more than a year after tougher laws were introduced. a poll by the rac found that many motorists didn't know the punishment had doubled — with offenders now facing 6 penalty points and a £200 fine. drivers with less than two years experience can also face an automatic ban. the rules apply in england, scotland and wales. we are in the moo

but the new prime minister abiy ahmed, who is from the oromia ethnic group himself, introduced reformss been out and about in ethiopia gauging reactions to the recent changes in the country. translation: i believe the lifting the state of the emergency is timely. as you can see, there are conferences on national reconciliation, but genuine ideas and positive attitude come from a peaceful mind. translation: the public has been saying that things have improved and there's no problem in the country now. peace has returned to the country. everyone is going about their business peacefully, so there was no need for the state of emergency to continue. well, in another important development in ethiopia today, the government says it will also accept a ruling which said disputed territories on its border with eritrea were part of eritrea. the failure to accept the ruling made over 15 years ago has led to continued tension between the two countries. here's focus on africa's sophie ikenye. this is quite a significant move by ethiopia, because for many years, the country had never fully accepted th

area — badme — killed tens of thousands of people last week this man — ethiopia's prime minister abiy ahmedy a grenade which killed two people. despite this, mr ahmed's team is optimistic. his chief of staff tweeted he hopes the visit former eritrean ambassador to the eu anda—bran giorgis outlined the challenges ahead. in ethiopia we have a forward—looking prime minister who has implemented quite dramatic changes during the last three months and eritrea we have a backward looking regime that is very oppressive that has its own problems in the government has local institutions and is known for its gross violations of human rights so there are difficulties here. inafew in a few minutes we're going to compare track # this is america don't slipping up you will at least have seen that video or heard about it and now they're servicing of a 2016 rap track they say has a remarkable similarities. borisjohnson has called for all nations to support the uk's proposal to give the world's chemical weapons watchdog the power to assign blame for attacks. speaking at the hague, the foreign secretary said th